I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper has 36 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earlier 37 , my mother was telling me “Don’t watch the 38 when you say, ‘I’m sorry’. Hold your head up and look at the person in the 39 , so he’ll know you 40 it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(n) 41 apology: It must be direct. You must never 42 to be doing something else. You do not 43 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 44 in position after blaming him or her for a mistake that turned out to be your 45 . You do not apologize to a hostess, whose guest of honor you treat 46 , by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 47 .
One of the important things we should do for an 48 apology is a readiness to 49 the responsibility for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 50 for the other person to 51 us. Since most people are open-hearted, the no-excuse apology leaves both parties feeling 52 about themselves. That , after all, is the 53 of every apology. It 54 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault. Answering for one’s 55 encourages others to take their share of the blame.
1. A.provided B.mixed C.compared D.treated
2. A.dreams B.courses C.memories D.ideas
3. A.side B.ground C.wall D.bottom
4. A.mind B.soul C.face D.eye
5. A.imagine B.enjoy C.mean D.regret
6. A.useful B.successful C.equal D.basic
7. A.pretend B.forget C.refuse D.expect
8. A.hold on B.put away C.look through D.pick up
9. A.poorer B.weaker C.worse D.lower
10. A.fault B.reason C.result D.duty
11. A.cruelly B.freely C.roughly D.foolishly
12. A.manners B.excuses C.efforts D.roles
13. A.active B.effective C.extra D.easy
14. A.raise B.perform C.admit D.bear
15. A.situation B.need C.sign D.room
16. A.advise B.forgive C.warn D.blame
17. A.wiser B.warmer C.better D.cleverer
18. A.purpose B.method C.end D.advantage
19. A.cares B.matters C.depends D.remains
20. A.facts B.states C.rights D.actions
Much ________ he has a good taste for China’s football matches, he can’t avoid being influenced by the side effects of the football gambling.
A.that he claims B.does he claim
C.is it that he claims D.as he claims
--- Will you do me the honor of dancing with me?
--- _________.
A.That’s a good idea B.I’d love to, but I’m wanted on the phone
C.Oh, it’s very kind of you D.Thank you all the same
Please ________ it up and you’ll succeed ________.
A.hold; in time B.hold; on time
C.keep; in time D.keep; on time
________ so delicious, the food in this market was sold out soon.
A.Tasted B.Tasting C.Being tasted D.Having been tasted
--- ________ will win the first place in the relay race?
--- I don’t know.
A.Do you think who B.Do you think which class
C.Which class do you think D.Whom do you think